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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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Lady Nairne. (1766–1845)

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There ’s nae sorrow there, John,
There ’s neither cauld nor care, John,
The day is aye fair,
In the land o’ the leal.

The Land o’ the Leal.

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Gude nicht, and joy be wi’ you a’.

Gude Nicht, etc. 1

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Oh, we ’re a’ noddin’, nid, nid, noddin’;
Oh, we ’re a’ noddin’ at our house at hame.

We ’re a’ Noddin’.

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A penniless lass wi’ a lang pedigree.

The Laird o’ Cockpen.

Andrew Jackson. (1767–1845)

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Our Federal Union: it must be preserved.

Toast given on the Jefferson Birthday Celebration in 1830.

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You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see. 2

Life of Jackson (Parton). Vol. iii. p. 493.

John Quincy Adams. (1767–1848)

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Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity! 3

Speech at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1802.

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In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow-men, not knowing what they do. 4

Letter to A. Bronson. July 30, 1838.

Note 1.
Sir Alexander Boswell composed a version of this song. [back]

Note 2.
A remark made to an elderly gentleman who was sailing with Jackson down Chesapeake Bay in an old steamboat, and who exhibited a little fear.

See Also:
Andrew Jackson: First Inaugural Address
Andrew Jackson: Second Inaugural Address [back]

Note 3.
Et majores vestros et posteros cogitate.—Tacitus: Agricola, c. 32. 31. [back]

Note 4.
With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.—Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address. [back]

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